What do you mean excuse suicide? There's nothing wrong with suicide. What's wrong are fucked up cultural norms that have been shoved down people's throats that say people have to suffer to the bitter end no matter what because of some fucked up religious bullshit. I can think of lots of reasons for self-terminating early and not one for suffering needlessly. The guy had the stones to go out on his own terms, that's pretty goddamned brave in my books.